Marine Link
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Maritime Blogs Maritime Reporter East Asia Europe

Clear
Maritime Reporter
East Asia
Europe
Shipbuilding

Blogs

  • Maritime Reporter (28) (X)

Tags

Taiwan completes the first sea trials for a domestically-made submarine in defense milestone

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 17, 2025

Taiwan has completed its maiden sea test for its first submarine developed domestically on Tuesday. This is a major milestone in a project that aims to strengthen deterrence and protect vital sea routes in case of war. Taiwan, which China claims…

Taiwan seals a deal with Ukraine to test drones and combat software in order to deter China

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 17, 2025

Taiwan signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday with U.S.-based Auterion and German-based Auterion to provide drone software that has been tested in Ukraine. The deal will help Taiwan strengthen its defences against the growing military threat from China, which is a giant neighbor.

German-Indian joint venture emerges as the sole bidder for India's $5 billion submarine deal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 23, 2025

According to a stock exchange filing, German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp, along with its Indian partner, has cleared field trials in order to build six advanced conventional subs for the Indian Navy. An Indian defence source claimed that their potential competitor…

South Korea's Yoon and Trump discuss security relations, shipbuilding, Seoul official claims

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 6, 2024

A senior South Korean official revealed on Thursday that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke with Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect. They discussed maintaining close ties in all fields including security and economy. The official…

Financial Times - Nov. 6

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 5, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. The Competition and Markets Authority (UK's competition regulator) has approved the domestic…

Scholz Promises State Support to Secure Future of Historic Meyer Werft Shipyard

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2024

On Thursday, during a trip to Meyer Werft to meet with workers, Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, assured them that the German government was working on a deal for the shipyard, which is 229 years old and is one of the largest cruise ship builders in the world.Scholz…

Sources say that Germany is planning to take a majority stake in the troubled cruise shipbuilder.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2024

Sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday that the German government intends to buy a majority stake in Meyer Werft - one of the top cruise ship builders in the world - as part of its support for the company. Sources said that Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

Meloni, Italy's Meloni, to visit China with a trade and investment agenda this week

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 24, 2024

A person involved in planning said that Giorgia Melons first visit to China since she took office will be from July 26-31. She is hoping to improve trade between China and Italy. Meloni is expected to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping.
  • 1
  • 2
Trite but true, the path to decarbonization has no ā€˜silver bullet’ solution.
Read the Magazine

FleetZero aims to Help Rewirte the Rules of Marine Power

Vessels

Subscribe for
Maritime Reporter E-News

Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service, delivered to your Email five times per week